Hi - we are planning to sheath the deck of our boat. It is plywood, around 11m long and 3m wide at the widest point. Once sheathed (which is intended to seal it and provide some additional stiffness), we would envisage painting it with a non-slip deck paint. The deck will have to take a good deal of wear, and it is possible that there may be some movement too. Does this sound like an application for a fairly standard epoxy and glass cloth, or should we be doing something cleverer? As relative novices, ease of application is important, as well as strength, some flexibility and a decent finish. All advice much appreciated!

Hi Simon,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I think a relatively standard epoxy would be OK for this application. From your message I'm not clear if the epoxy used for the reinforcing (along wiht the glass) you expect to be the same material that you use as the 'deck paint' or not. If you're after an epoxy that could be used with the glass to treat/seal and scrim the wood and then you'll put a none-slip deck paint over the top of this then I would be happy to recommend something like our Epoxy Coating Resin for this application. It cures with a really clean finish, it's tough, it's easy to use and has around the right pot/cure properties for this typs of job. Reinforce it with some woven glass and you'll have added plenty of strength to the deck. If you then prep this surface and overcoat it with some none-slip deck paint then I think you'll have done a solid job.

I hope this helps, all the best,

Matt

Matt Statham
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales